Coenobita brevimanus
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| Coenobita brevimanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. brevimanus |
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| Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852 |
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Coenobita brevimanus is a species of land hermit crab native to the east coast of Africa and the south west Pacific Ocean.[1] Adults of this species can be larger than any other species from the genus Coenobita, weighing up to 0.5 pounds (230 g).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Species Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity//abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Coenobita_brevimanus.
- ^ Sue Fox (2000). Hermit crabs: everything about anatomy, ecology, purchasing, feeding, housing, behavior, and illness. Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 9780764112294.
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